Raven S55A N1089R
3 May 1980 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1980 at about 16:15 local time, a Raven S55A registered N1089R, operated by Gloshen Balloo, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S55A
- Registration
- N1089R
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Gloshen Balloo
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1182
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BALLOON.UPDRAFT BROKE LINES.HIT PWR POLE, BLDGS.DUST DEVILS IN AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S55A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1980 | Raven S55A | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Aerose Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1981 | Raven S55A | Englewood, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1983 | Raven S55A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | David M. Sgricca | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1984 | Raven S55A | Littleton, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1984 | Raven S55A | Prairie City, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1984 | Raven S55A | Lakeville, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |